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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WIIIIlIAM PORTEOUS, OF ELMVOOD PLACE, OHIO.

COMBINED REAMING AND TAPPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION ,forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,916, dated August 18, 1891." Application filed July '7, 1890. Serial No. 357,958. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: A

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PoRrEoUs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmwood Place, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Reaming and Tapping Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, torming part of this specification.

My invention relates to machines for reaming and tapping cocks, valves, and other brass fittings; and it has for its obj ect the improved construction of such Inachines, whereby their efficiency is increased and whereby they are rendered as nearly automatic as possible.

The novelty of my invention will be hereinafter set forth, andspeciiically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, Sheet 1, is an elevation of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a sectional plan view through the dotted line o: c of Fig. 3. Fig. 3, Sheet 3, is an enlarged sectional elevation through the dotted line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, Sheet 4, is an enlarged elevation, partly in section, through the dotted line e .e ot Fig. 2. Fig. 5, Sheet 4, is a plan view of the mandrel shown in Fig. 4 and its connections. Fig. 6, Sheet 5, is an enlarged elevation, partly in section, taken through the dotted line ce ot Fig. 2 and looking to- Ward the center of the machine. Fig. Ga is a detail view showing a modification. Fig. 7, Sheet 5, is a detail plan view through the dotted line y ly of Fig. 6. Fig. 8, Sheet 6, is a plan view of one of the mandrels and its connections fitted Withautomatic reversing mechanism. Fig. 9, Sheet 6, is a side elevation of Fig. S. Fig. 10, Sheet 6, is a sectional side elevation through the dotted line a z of Fig. 8 with the tool-holder and tap removed.l Fig. 11, Sheet 7, is the reverse side elevation of Fig. 9. Figs. 12 and 13, Sheet 7, are elevations taken on the dotted line m2 x2 of Fig. 11, looking to the left and showing the two positions of the gears when shifted. Fig. 14, Sheet 7, is a detail of the gear-shifter. Figs.

15 and 16, Sheet 7, are detail side and plan views, respectively, of the gear-shifter levers. Figs. 17 and 18, Sheet 8, are detail top and bottom views, respectively, of the monitor-head.

Fig. 19, Sheet 8, is a planet the monitor-head support. Fig. 20, Sheet 8, isa sectional detail in plan through the dotted line y2 y2 of Fig. 22. 5 5

Fig. 2l, Sheet 8, is a detail plan view of the cam and rack disk. Fig. 22, Sheet 8, is a detail sectional view taken on the dotted line x3 m3 of Fig. 18, with the monitor-head lifted.

Fig. 23, Sheet 9, is a side elevation of one ofv the work-holding chucks. Fig. 24, Sheet 9, is

a reverse view of Fig. 23. Fig. 25, Sheet 9, is f a front elevation of Fig. 23. Fig. 26, Sheet 9, is a central longitudinal section of Fig. 24. Fig. 27, Sheet 9, is a sectional detail taken through the dotted line g3 g3 of Fig. 24, looking to the left. Figs. 28 and 29, Sheet 9, are l section, of the rack and cam Inechanism for illustrating its action in rotating the chuckspindles, taken on dotted lines z2 ,e2 of Fig. 4.'

Fig. 32, Sheet 10, is a detail diagram to be referred to in connection With Fig. 31. Fig. 33,

Sheet 10, is a plan of an ordinary globe-valve body as an illustration of one of the articles to be dressed in the Inachine.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the tigures.

The machine, which is designed for the iinishing of brass fittings-such as cocks, valves, and the like-by subjecting them to the action of cutters-such as reamers, taps, and dies-may, in a general way, be said to consist ot` a central monitor-head provided with work-holding chucks for presenting a number of pieces-in this instance six-of the Work to the simultaneous action ot' as many-radial and horizontal mandrels carrying cuttingtools which are simultaneously advanced to do their work upon the ttings, which are held stationary, and then are retracted. Af-

ter the retraction of the mandrels the monitor is partially and automatically rotated, and at proper times by the same action the Workholding chucks are partially rotated, so as to present another side of the six pieces of Work to the next advance of the mandrels, and so IOO on. Thus it will be seen that each piece of work is brought successively under the actionA of each of the cuttingtools until all of the sides have been acted on, whereupon the chuck carrying the finished piece of work is brought opposite a place where there is no mandrel, and the finished piece is removed and afresh casting put in its place, to be dressed in the same manner. With the exception of the introduction and removal of the fittings, all of the movements of the machine are automatic and its operation is continuous. With this preliminary description of the machine, I will now proceed to describe how it is constructed and how it operates.

A, Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, is a central vertical tubular post or standard made rigid to a surrounding polygonal table or frame-work B, properly braced and supported and with a gap or opening at one side, as seen in Fig. 2. Upon the top of the post A (see Fig. 4) is rigidly secured a head-block C, upon which rests and intermittently rotates the monitor-head D, to which are secured the work-carrying chucks, hereinafter described.

Set horizontally and radially upon the table and secured thereto are the head-stocks E, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, in this instance six in number, though there may be more or less, as desired. In each of the head-stocks is journaled, so as to be free to slide therein,a horizontal mandrel F, radial to the monitor-head. These mandrels are simultaneously rotated (see Figs. 2 and 3) in the following manner.

G is the main horizontal driving-shaft j ournaled in the table and in an outer supplemental frame I-I. Loosely jou rnaled upon the shaft between the table and frame H are the cone driving-pulleys I and gear J, rigidly secured together. The gear .I meshes with a larger gear K, Fig. 2, upon a counter-shaft which carries a smaller gear L, meshing with a larger gear M, fast upon the shaft G; also fast upon the shaft G bythe side of the table is a gear N.

The shaft G, it will be observed, is between and equidistant from two of the mandrels, and the gear N meshes on each side with a train of gears, the last of which meshes with a gear a, feathered upon each of the mandrels. As the three sets of these gears for rotating all of the mandrels are duplicates of each other and bear the same letters of ref erence, I would thus describe them, referring to Figs. I and 2 and looking toward the center of the machine. On the right the gear N meshes with a gear O, journaled upon a stub-shaft b and carrying a larger gear P, meshing with a smaller gear Q, journaled u pon a stub-shaft c and carrying a larger beveled gear R, meshing with a beveled gear S, journaled upon a stub-shaft d and carryinga gear T, Fig. 4, meshing with the feathered gear a upon the right-hand mandrel F. On the left the gear N meshes with a smaller gear U, journaled upon a stub-shaft c and carrying a larger gear V, meshing with a smaller gear W, journaled upon a stub-shaft f and carrying a larger beveled gear X, meshing with a beveled gear Y, journaled upon a stub-shaft g and carrying a smaller gear Z, (see Figs. Il, l2, and 13,) which mesh with a gear A', journaled upon a stub-shaft h, projecting from a bell-crank shifter-plate i, hung at its lower end upon the shaft g and carrying upon a second stub-shaft j a gear B', constantly meshing with the gear A'. As the bell-crank is shifted by means to be presently described,

either the gear A' or the gear B' is caused to mesh with the feathered gear a upon the mandrel F to reverse its direction of revolution.

In addition to the shaft G for driving the pair of mandrels, between which it is located, it will be observed that there are two other radial shafts G and G2, Fig. 2, G being located between the pair of mandrels to the right of the pair driven by the shafts G and G2, between the pair of mandrels to the left of the pair driven by the shaft G. Both of the shafts G' and G2 carry at their outer ends gears N, meshing with trains of gears, such as previously described, for rotating the pair of mandrels, between which the shaft G is located, which trains of gears rotate the mandrels between which the shafts G' and G2 are located. Each of the shafts G, G', and G2 has fast upon its inner end abeveled gear C', meshing with a superimposed beveled gear D', journaled upon the post A, just above the table, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) so that the rotation of the shaft G is imparted to the shafts G' and G2, as will be readily understood.

Having described how the mandrels are revolved, I will now describe how they are, with the tools carried upon their inner ends, simultaneously advanced to act upon the work carried by the monitor-head and then simultaneously retracted.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that there is a gear E fast upon the shaft G between the gears M N, which meshes with a subjacent larger gear F', journaled upon acountershaft k and carrying a smaller gear II',mesh ing with a larger gear I' upon the outer end of a horizontal shaft J', journaled in the table and in a supplemental bearing-frame Z. Fast upon the inner end of the shaft J' is a disk K', having a crank or wrist pin m, confined in a horizontal slot n (see Fig. 6) in a lateral extension o, secured to the lower part of a sleeve L', free to slide vertically upon and surrounding the post A. It will be seen from this construction that the revolution of the shaft J' causes the vertical reciprocation of the sleeve L' upon the post A. Pivoted to lugs p upon the upper end of the sleeve L' are links q, six in number, and each having its lower end pivoted to the lower end of each of six levers r, (see Figs. l, 3, 4, and 6,) each of which is pivoted, as at s, Fig. 4, inits headstock E and has its upper end forked and surrounding the mandrel though without touching the same. Pivoted between the upperforked ends of each of the levers i' is an arm t, having its outer end bent down, forked, and pivoted to a loose collar fu., held adjustably by nuts r on the threaded end of each IOO mandrel. It results from this construction that as the sleeve L ascends the upper ends of the levers are thrown outward, and the mandrels F with their tools are retracted, and

when said sleeve descends the upper ends of y stood. By reference to Figs. 8, 9, 11, 12, 13,

14, 15, and 16 this reversing mechanism will be readily understood from the following description: In guides a', Fig. 11, on one side of the head-stock E, is litted a sliding horizontal latch-piece h', whose outer end .engages under a nose c of the bell-crank shifter i to hold the same up with the gear B, in mesh with the feathered gear dof the mandrel, and with the gear A out of mesh with a. (See Fig. 12.) In this position a coiled spring d', connecting the nose of the shifter t' and a fixed part of the frame, as the base of the head-stock, is put under tension. An upwardly-extending arm e', Fig. 11, adjustably secured to the latch-piece, is rigidly secured to a horizontal rod f', guided in a housing g upon the headstock. A coiled spring h surrounds the rod f between the housing g and the arm e', and upon the forward end of the rod f is adjustably secured a collar i', with which, just before the'completion of the inward travel of the mandrel and its tap, the forked end of an arm j', Fig. 8, carried by the mandrel, cornes in contact, and, locking the rod f to the mandrel, draws the rodinward, putting the spring h under tension and withdrawing the latch from under the nose c of the gear-shifter t'. As soon as this takes places the spring d, being released, draws down the bell-crank shifter to the position shown in Fig. 13 and throws gear B out of mesh with gear a and brings gear A into mesh with a, 'thereby reversing the direction of revolution of the mandrel and tap, as will be readily understood. This withdrawing of the latches of the mandrels having the same takes place just as the upper parts of the levers r begin their backward travel. In themeantime the ends of the latches are held against the inner sides of the nose c', and the springs h are kept under compressed tension. Pivoted, as at k', Fig. 8, upon the opposite side of each head-stock having the reversing mechanism is a horizontal bell-crank lever Z', Fig. 15, whose outer end is connected by a pivoted link m with a guided slide n', having a pin o engaging a perforation p, Fig 14,*in the shifter z', and the parts are so adj usted thatjust before the upper parts of the levers r reach their eXtreme outward throw, and just before the mandrels are entirely retracted thereby, the inner-ends of the bell-cranks l are engaged by the levers r, and the former are tipped thereby through the medium of the links fm and slides n', drawing back the Shifters z', bringing them to the position of Fig. 12, and bringing the gears B again into mesh with the gears d, and so again reversing the direction of revolution of the tapcarrying mandrels. As soon as the gear- Shifters z' have been thus drawn ba'cl to the position of Fig. 12 the springs h are released and throw the latches b under the noses c ot' the shifters t' to hold the latter locked until the latches are again withdrawn, as above explained. In this manner the tap-carrying mandrels are revolved to the right as they are advanced to act upon the work, and having cut their threads to the proper depths 'i they are reversed automatically and revolved to the left as they are being retracted. This mechanism is not necessary with the mandrels having cutters or reamers, as before explained, and they can continue to rotate continuousl),T in the same direction as they are advanced and retracted.

I will now proceed to describe the construction of the work-carrying chucks illustrated in Figs. 4, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, ot' which there are vertically secured and bolted to the monitor-head always one more than the number of mandrels in the machine, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained.

The body of the chuck is composed of vertical ribbed portion q and a rearwardly-projecting centering-pin r', which is confined in one of the bores of the monitor-head and clamped by a set-screw s', (see Fig. 4,) while a second set-screw t is passed through a rib um on the upper rim of the monitor-head into the upper vertical portion q. Upon the ribs of the body portion q are two vertically-adjustable j aw-carriers u o', the former for the upper and the latter for the lower jaw. Pivoted, as at w', Figs. 28 and 29, between two plates 01,2, bolted to the top of the portion q', are two half-nuts b2, whose forwardly-projecting threaded ends normally engage a screw c2, whose lower end is fast to though free to turn in the upper jaw-carrier and whose upper end is provided with a handle (Z2. In a rearwardly-extending cross-piece e2, carried by the screw c2 just beneath the handle, is carried the upper end of a rod f2, provided at its upper end with a handle g2 and free to slide vertically in a recessin the portion q. This rod is polygonal in section and passes through a hub h2, journaled in and between the plates a2 and between the rear ends of the half-nuts. as a cam upon hooks i2, fast to the inner rear sides of the half-nuts, so that when the rod is turned, as seen in Fig. 28, the half-nuts are spread apart and disengaged from the screw c2. While in this position the upperjaw-carrier can be raised and lowered by hand. A

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The hub h2 is shaped kto act coiled spring ,72, surrounding the rod f2, and fast at one end to said rod and at the other to the piece e2, is put under tension when the rod f2 is turned to spread the half-nuts, and when the jaw-carrier has been shifted and the handle g2 released said spring returns rod f2 and the hub h2 rc-engages with the ends of the hooks 112 to cause the half-nuts to re-engage with the screw c2. The lower jaw-carrier Iv is operated for vertical adjustment by a screw 7a2, whose lower end, provided with a turning collar, is stepped into a quick pitched screw Z2, passed through and engaging with a foot-piece m2 upon the lower` forward end of the portion q. An arm n2 is connected to the lower end of the screw Z2, and has upon its under inner side a pin or roller 02, for a purpose to be presently explained. Journaled respectively in the upper jaw-carrier and in the lower jaw-carrier and foot-piece m2 are the two concentric vertical jaw-spindles p2 q2, each carrying upon its adjacent ends the detachable jaws r2, between which the work is clamped or chucked by bringing the upper jaw down upon it and tightening the screw c2.

I will now describe how the monitor-head, with its work-carrying chucks, is intermittently rotated, reference being had to Figs. 3, 4, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, and 22. Journaled in the post A is a vertical shaft A2, extending up through a central perforation in the monitorhead and with locking-nuts t2 upon its upper threaded end. Upon the lower end of this shaft is a crank-arm B2, with an extension u2, Fig. 7 projecting through a cut-away portion of the post A. A pivoted link o2 connects the extension u2 with a lateral proj ection on the rear of a horizontal slide-bar C2 guided in the supplemental bearing-frame 112 and in a bearing Q02 and having its forward end connected to a weight D2 by a cord E2, passed over guide-pulleys F2, journaled on a supplemental frame H2. A bell-crank dog 12 is pivoted to the outer face of the disk K', Fig. G, and is so arranged that at each revolution of the disk and just as the mandrels have been retracted (see dotted lines, Fig. 6) its outer projecting end comes in contact with a shoulder a2 upon the slide C2 and forces the latter back, thereby partially turning the shaft A2 and lifting the weight D2. As soon as the nose of the dog passes or slips over the shoulder a the weight D2 draws the slide C2 back again, and thereby turns the shaft A2 back to its former position, as will be readily understood. In this way the shaft is given its oscillation.

J 2 is a stationary trip for throwing the dog I2 out in proper engaging position and holding it there, and K2 is a stop-pin against which it is held while engaging with the shoulder a3. A stationary projection from the periphery of the disk K might, however, be substituted for the pivoted dog l2 with the same results. This modication is shown in Fig. 6, in which 112 denotes the stationary projection referred to.

Recessed in a collar b2, Figs. 19, 20, and 22, is a pivoted spring-projected dog or pawl c3, which engages with ratchet-depressions d2, Fig. 18, on the lower inner side of the monitor-head. Just before entering one of these depressions to turn the monitor-head the nose of the dog engages the end of a spring-latch e3, Fig. 19, whose nose f2, recessed and guided in the head-block C, normally engages one of a series of recesses g3 in the monitor-head to hold the same locked and presses it out, thereby breaking the lock until the monitorhead has been turned by the forward oscillation of the shaft A2, whereupon on the return stroke of the shaft the nose fs enters the next recess g2 to relock the m onitor-head. As the shaft A2 is brought back by the weight D2 it is wedged down by a plate h3, Figs. 19 and 22, secured to the head-block C, and projecting over an inclined collar t2 upon the shaft, thereby aiding the latch e3 in securely locking the monitor-head.

The means for automatically unlocking, turning, and relocking the chuck-spindles will be understood from the following description, referring to Figs. 4, 2l, 31, and 32. Locked upon the post A, just under the headblock C, is a disk L2, having detachably secured in recesses in its edge segment-racks js, of which there are four in the present instance. These racks lie inthe path of travel of pinions k3, one upon each of the lower ends of the lower chuck-spindles, so that as the monitor-head is being turned (see Fig. 82) these racks rotate the pinions, and with them the chuck-spindles, thereby giving the work held by the chuck-jaws a quarter-turn. J ust before the pinions come in contact with the racks a pivoted spring-latch Z2, Figs. 24, 27, and 3l, for each chuck is disengaged from a notched collar m2 upon the lower chuck-spindle by a pivoted lever n2, whose inner end is caught by one of aser-ies of lugs or projections o3 on the head-block C, thereby tripping the lever and releasing the latch of each chuck. At the same time each of the rollers or pins o2 on the levers n2 is caught by a cam p2 and caused to enter a depression qs in a collar on the disk L2, which tilts the levers n2 and lowers the quick-screw Z2, thereby loosening the chuck-spindles suiiiciently to permit of their being freely turned. Before the chucks come to rest the depressions Q3 will have returned the levers n2 and reclamped the chuck-jaws.

It will be noticed that there are seven camdepressions Q3 and that three alternato ones are bridged by removable segment-pieces r3. The reason for this is that in dressing an ordinary valve like Fig. 3 3 the valve is put into the chuck-jaws with its seat-openin g pointing into the center of the machine. The chuck occupies the position shown in Fig. 3l. Now

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as the monitor-head turns for the first time to bring this chuck opposite the line of man- 

